Eric Konohia

Author's details

Name: Eric Konohia
Date registered: August 22, 2011

Latest posts

  1. Pay attention to Retention — January 16, 2017
  2. When the Flag goes up Part – II — October 25, 2016
  3. The industry dictates when the BPI training flag goes up — October 18, 2016
  4. When what’s behind your name really matters. — March 1, 2016
  5. 35 Minutes with Tanto could save your life! — January 27, 2016

Most commented posts

  1. Will Smith’s Security failure — 19 comments
  2. The transition drill issues…. from SF to PSD to EP B2B, a firsthand account — 17 comments
  3. Interview with Chuck Vance-“Father of modern day Executive Protection” — 13 comments
  4. “SMB” Social Media Bodyguards — 10 comments
  5. Choose your poison. I mean position! — 9 comments

Author's posts listings

Never panic just adjust

When you go through your EP training and you learn in a classroom setting you are under an organized and prepared format.  Mosty of the things you learn in school will seem like a distant memory of how it really unfolds in the real world.  You learn and practice getting in an out of vehicles …

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Maybe you can’t be trusted alone

Are you the specialist that only gets the call to work with others and have never been called to work alone?  Are you the specialist that when you work with another specialist, you are always the 2IC [second in charge]?  There is a very good reason why this is happening to you.  You are not …

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Here we go again-BPI S.C.A.B. of the week.

As I was going through my twitter account on Hootsuite I received a direct message from one of my followers stating that he was waiting to hear my analysis of another Bodyguard tell all book.  I clicked the link and there it was, the newest BPI Security SCAB [Security Counterfeiting as Bodyguard]. So today I’d …

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BPI was in the AO [area of operations] before BW

On August 24, 2005 the tropical storm Katrina was given its name.  On August 25, 2005 she weakened over land as she crossed into the state of  Florida and was below hurricane intensity.  However. Katrina redeveloped her intensity  as she entered into the Gulf of Mexico. On August 27, 2005 Katrina hit category 3 and …

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You know you need a mentor when…

Over the past few years I have tested specialists that claim they are well versed in methodology of protective advance work.  On a detail about 2 years ago I assigned one of my specialists as the lead advance specialist and assigned a new specialist, that had been a self proclaimed expert specialist.  I told my …

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Answer the phone or you’ll always be home

I have talked spratically about this in the past but I want to get into it a little bit more. In this fast paced society coupled with the stress and strain of the industry needs. The average specialist that stays consistently busy is usually on the phone daily taking to his/her counterparts about opportunities, upcoming …

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Selective needs

I just wanted to quickly post this blog before I boarded a plane. I received this link of Ms Kardashian getting flour bombed. I don’t know if she was using security however I do know that she has in the past. The point here is that it can happen to anyone. I am not a …

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Some inspiration for you

Two days ago I tweeted a link from YouTube titled, “Navy SEAL Athlete | Wrestling“.  The video was of Navy SEAL A.J. James who also was one of the stars on the recent blockbuster, “Act of Valor”.  The video appeared to be a recruitment tool to encourage athletes of the wrestling community in a way …

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Weaning the client of the comfort zone

This week is a prime example of how a client relationship that has been fostered so well over the years that when they have an event where I can not be there, there is a small sense of panic.  This is a client that I interact with on a weekly basis and always stay on …

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When the man gets over on you

At the end of the day we are all here to make money and hopefully make a living out of what we do.  I am very fortunate that this craft has been my life source since I launched off full-time in it.  In retrospect, I do accept the fact that timing had much to do …

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